Israel

We are here: Cana, the place of Jesus’ first miracle. Cana is a village in Galilee about twelve miles west of the Sea of Galilee, and it was in this very place Jesus performed his first recorded miracle, turning water

Welcome back, fellow pilgrims. Today we will stop in Jesus’ hometown of Nazareth and visit Mary’s well and the synagogue where Jesus quoted Isaiah to begin his ministry, as well as Mary’s home, now home to the Church of the Annunciation!

Welcome back! On the way to Spice Market and the Grand Bazaar, we have to visit Topkapi Palace. This massive kingdom was the Palace of Solemon the Magnificent, after the conquest of Istanbul by Mehmed the Conqueror at 1453. Construction

Glad you are back, fellow travelers. For our third stop, we will visit the gorgeous and immense Hagia Sophia. Before I left Bakersfield, on my Israel trip, my friend and co-worker Jon said Hagia Sophia would be a magnificent

No, not in Israel, yet. Our hosts Pastors Steve and Wendell Vinson wanted to give us a bit of historical background to our time of touring in Israel. Our group stopped off in Istanbul, Turkey, for two nights.